Manchester United or Manutd is the English football club that
plays at the Old Trafford which is situated in Greater Manchester.
Currently, they play in top division of football because they are
present in the Premier League.
Formed in 1878, the club was
originally known as Newton Heath. They became a part of the Football
League in 1892. They have been playing in the top most division of
English football since 1938. As far as the average attendance at club is
concerned, it is probably higher than other English football teams. In
the history of English football, it is said to be the most successful
football club and has achieved more than 20 major honors ever since Sir
Alex Ferguson became the manager of the club.
Since 1990's time,
Manutd has also become one amongst the richest clubs in entire world
with maximum revenue that is earned by the football club. On certain
occasions, the crest of Manchester United has changed, but more or less
it remains the same. There has been the badge that is designed around
crest of Manchester city. Because the Manutd club is also known as The
Red Devils, therefore there are the red devils on badge of the club. The
magnificent stadium of Manutd "'The Theatre of Dreams" was brought in
1909 at a price of 60,000 and the construction cost stood at 90,000
pounds. The stadium capacity is 76,212 fans, all seated.
You will
be surprised to know that the red Devils or Manutd is the first ever
English team to compete in the European Club. Manutd participated in
1957 European Cup despite being in objection of participation. Before
the team was defeated by Real Madrid on its way to semi-finals, the
Manutd beat Anderlecht FC from Belgium with 10-0 score, which is till
date the biggest win. Luis Nani is another popular player of the club.
He is a Portuguese footballer and at present plays as winger for the
English club. Predominantly, he is right-footed, but has been used on
the left-wing as well on various occasions.
Manutd brought Luis Nani
for €25.5 million, out of which 5% was paid to Real de Massamá. He
signed the 5-year contract on 6 July 2007 and joined his Portugal team
mate Cristiano Ronaldo. On his debut pre-season against Shenzhen, he
scored well, netting third in 6-0 victory. In the game that was about to
follow, he again scored and led the team to 3-0 win. Nani made the
competitive debut for the United on 5 August 2007 against Chelsea. His
debut was marked with trophy after the team won with 3-0 but on
penalties. This was also followed up by the third goal for the club by
Nani after three days.
Nani is indeed a gem to the Manutd club. After he was brought, he performed quite well in the team and became a responsible player of Manutd football club. Further games from Nani are looked forward to!
Nani is indeed a gem to the Manutd club. After he was brought, he performed quite well in the team and became a responsible player of Manutd football club. Further games from Nani are looked forward to!
by Dennis Romanoff
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